Purplepeanut007 PP007 FLOAT MAKING & FISHING ADVENTURES - THE RIVER IRWELL AND BEYOND.

A long over due trip on the  Lower River Irwell  to test out my new stepped stick floats was tonight's mission. Many in our club would like to know where all the silvers and small barbel have gone ? So tonight was a scouting session to try and find them !!!!!!!!!! I opted for my Abu 704 closed faced reel tonight as the wind was a little gusty coupled with my 14 foot Acolyte Plus. Bait was two pints of white maggots, a pint of hemp. Two stepped stick float rigs were knocked up at home and stored on line winders. All was ready for my little experimental session. 😁 It took around 30 minutes or my first bite and fish, a lovely chunky dace of around 5 ounces.  I shallowed my rig a little and placed a No 4s back shot on about 15 centimetres from the float to aid my presentation and got and instant response, small but very welcome. 😁 Felling a little more confident I steadily upped my feed of hemp and maggots hoping to attracted the larger fish.  Incr

I have made this set of five  7 Inch Two-Tone Inserted Wagglers for fishing close for general fishing on small baits. As the others these are made of reed and cane, metallic pearlescent paint with black, gold & red whippings. This set takes approximately 4 BB and also has black tips for awkward light conditions. A good general float which will always have a place in my float tube. 😁 TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1        Join our club......Its FREE  !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/   

Various stick floats for most of my river conditions. From top to bottom: STD Maggot / Caster Meat Pellet and Paste  STD Maggot / Caster Shallow Maggot / Caster Shallow Maggot / Caster All floats are finished in Metallic Pearlescent Blue & Metallic Green All turned in balsa on my lathe in the workshop. 😁   With a wide alloy stem with gives the float great balance I will have some time to my self soon so I will be writing a few fishing  posts, hopefully using one or two of these probably on the Irwell Ribble and Mersey. I may even try the Tame and Goyt Stay tuned folks. TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1        Join our club......Its FREE  !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/   

As you all know  I LOVE  ❤ my stick float fishing, especially on the pin so I have made a few more for silver fishing up to approximately seven foot deep. One in metallic , pearlescent blue &  one in metallic green. Both of these have jay feather inlays plus black, gold and scarlet whippings. I have not used these to yet but have caught a few nice chub on the prototype last month. 😉 The chub where caught on the  River Severn,  Hampton Loade. Stick and pin. I have a river in mined where I want to try these out, those in the inner circle will know exactly where I will be roach fishing with these beauties...lol. TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1        Join our club......Its FREE  !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/   

I treated a friend to a new float. He wanted a straight waggler so I knocked up a standard one....then.....thought....... hold on, I can do better than that so I made him a  " Two Tone Straight Waggler " I like these a lot, they are a little blingie just like the inserted versions but we both liked the out come. I will also be making these will a longer fluorescent tip for river fishing. Enjoy my friend. TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1        Join our club......Its FREE  !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/   

I have not made any porcupine quills for some time now so when I was asked to make one for my club chairman I decided to make a few extra. Two are Glow In The Dark Yellow and one is day glow red/pink. These will be used for close range general fishing or down side for carp and tench. Something timeless about porcupine quills that brigngs back your childhood memories so.... I have hot half a dozon on the go now....lmao TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1        Join our club......Its FREE  !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/